FHP: Motorcyclist weaving in traffic crashes, shuts down I-4 eastbound in Maitland

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 4 (I-4) in Maitland were shut down on Thursday morning after a crash involving a motorcycle, Florida Highway Patrol says.

According to FHP, the crash happened just before 8 a.m. 

Witnesses told troopers that a female motorcyclist was weaving in and out of traffic when she lost control trying to avoid a slowing vehicle. The motorcyclist reportedly struck the guardrail that separates the main I-4 lanes and the Express lanes. 

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She was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Troopers are on scene. Some lanes have since reopened. Get live updates in the player above.

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